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ABSTRACT. It is no exaggeration to describe the 20th century as the century of the big hydraulic infrastructures. Notably, the number of large dams has proliferated during the period between 1950-80 that corresponds to the Cold War era. This study seeks to analyze the relationship among the Cold War, the large hydraulic works and the transboundary water relations. Gathering empirical evidence from the different transboundary water basins, this study argues that the Cold War influenced large hydraulic works and transboundary water relati...

ABSTRACT. The Nagorno Karabakh Conflict turned into an “intractable” conflict since the parties did not compromise despite the long-lasting efforts of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The realist approaches, which dominate the Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CAR) field, cannot fully explain the complex dynamics of the intractable conflicts due to their power-oriented logic focusing on the system-level analysis. The evolving constructivist literature could not abundantly engage in CAR field despite it c...

ABSTRACT. In contemporary political theory, the idea that the principle of majority rule should be subject to certain limitations is often praised. Though praised less often, recently similar ideas have also been suggested in favor of limiting the principle of equal voting rights, especially by a group of thinkers labelled as epistocrats. In this context, a discussion concerning the normative justifications of these principles and the possibility of deriving certain legitimate limitations from them has become relevant. After examining the justific...

ABSTRACT. This article aims to contribute to youth studies field in Turkey through a case study conducted between 2016-2017 on Armenian high school graduates among 18-30 years old living in Istanbul’s neighbourhoods densely populated by Armenians. The article attempts to measure the influence of the school as socialization and cultural transmission context/space on the identity strategies of Armenian youth. The article also looks into the influence of family, church, communal relations, collective memories and traumas on the Armenian youth a...

ABSTRACT. This short critique of some of the reviews of Giovanni Arrighi’s Adam Smith in Beijing makes four points. First, the characterization of contemporary China as a non-capitalist market economy is the most serious shortcoming of Arrighi’s book. Second, Arrighi’s explanation of the Industrial Revolution in relation to the increasing military requirements of the European states has solid historical foundations. Third, Arrighi makes a cogent argument that the “Great Divergence” of Europe and China was roo...